ST PAUL, Minn. — Here what's sad: A tense, compelling NHL playoff series between Colorado and Minnesota has been hijacked by a clueless goon like Matt Cooke.Suspension? Not even the seven-game suspension of Cooke can knock sense into a league hopelessly stuck in the Ne...

As much as I detest Matt Cooke, this directive to go after the AVS "kids" came from higher up in the organization. With the hockey code of silence it will be impossible to prove but everyone I know believes it. Didn't think the Wild organization was ever dirty but that has obviously changed. Sad